Elvin Jones is Self Publishing
@therealelvinjones
Father. Nerd. Dreamer. Black MG author. Based in Orlando but birthed in the DMV!
Me picturing @teneshalcurtis.bsky.social working her copy editing magic on my masterpiece. Getting closer. Just under 3 months to my target date. ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS is almost here! #kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #LetsElfinGo
40 years ago today my young life changed forever. If this brings back memories for you, follow me. I’m trying to bring vibes like this back to #kidlit. #transformers40 #amwriting #writingcommunity
Number of days until I release my self published debut, ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS! My cover is done. Super excited to share in a few months. Hoping to get it out for final editing next week and then get my website up! Also I need a nap! #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity
Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #QuestPit #MG #SF #OV #POC #Q🎅🏿👽
Finally finished 1st round of updates from my dev edit. Fixed all the minor stuff. Now to do some heavy lifting and rework some things. Got my color cover draft too. 🥹 My little book baby coming together. Less than 4 months to go! ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS #amwriting
Totally random but I’m working on my edits and finally had a reason to bust out my butter notepad! That’s all. Just had to share that. Butter makes everything by better. Even writing! #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity
I really do love this video I put together. Really encompasses the vibe and all the pieces that went into creating ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS! Working on the final draft and cover/character designs now. #LetsElfinGo
Fun embarrassing fact about me. As a toddler I would go into the fridge and eat butter by the stick. Like it was a Snickers. My sister tormented me about this. Even to this day she reminds me. Saw these at Walmart and these are now my new writing tools! 😝 #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit
General Doz. Hungry for power and control. Sounds pretty relatable right? Coming in and taking over to grow his power and reach just because he wants to. That’s what leads him to kidnap Santa to use his magic and tech to take over the universe. On Christmas at that! Elfin won’t stand for that.!
ALIENS HAVE KIDNAPPED CHRISTMAS always started with Elfin. Think back to classic 80s characters like Daniel from Karate Kid, Marty from BTTF, or even Ralphie from Christmas Story. I think we all love to see an average kid rise up and beat a bully back! Just happens to be alien bullies this time!
Happy Fathers Day. I took my son to my old elementary school and saw they had one of these free libraries outside. When I publish my book I’m going to come back and drop a copy off. Maybe a kid will be inspired by a former Leopard #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity
Excited that Barnes & Noble finally opened in my neighborhood. Got to stop by for a bit and see a local author Jerry Craft and saw this display from some of the author signings. Manifesting being able to do the same thing here later this year. #amwriting #kidlit #LetsElfinGo #writingcommunity
Been waiting a minute for this moment. Sharing one of my childhood memories with my son. A lot of my writing draws inspiration from 80s cartoons and movies. I’m just a big ass kid writing for kids. #Amwriting #MastersOfTheUniverse #kidlit #writingcommunity
6 month until my bday. And 6 months until my target date to drop my self published debut. Developmental editing should be done soon and I think I finally settled on a cover artist. It’s really happening. #LetsElfinGo #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity
New Substack post on the start of my writing career! Link in my bio. Check it out! #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit
Since I finished my draft today it was time to play Star Wars at @disneyparks.bsky.social Hollywood Studios! #maythe4thbewithyou #amwriting #writingcommunity
Finished the 1st draft of a MG thriller. It’s a little short but I have a few extra chapters that I think will get me up to my sweet spot of 30k words. Indie release for 2028. Now it’s time to work on some 2027 novels! Stay tuned! #amwriting #ampublishing #kidlit #writingcommunity
Took a #amwriting break this weekend for @dapperday.bsky.social at Disney World! I’m definitely an 80s baby. #DapperDay
Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #QuestPit #MG #SF #OV #POC #Q🎅🏿👽
Paying homage to a classic and 1/2 of the inspiration for ALIENS!
DIE HARD x 24 at the N Pole with aliens! Aliens invade on Xmas Eve, kidnap Santa, and capture the elves. Shy Black nerd Elfin has 24 hours to rescue Santa and friends, defeat aliens, save Xmas and the Earth an uncover the conspiracy of who betrayed them to begin with. 🎅🏾👽 #PosterPit #MG #SF #Q #BIPOC
Xmas Eve. Santa kidnapped. N Pole under alien occupation. All elves held hostage except timid, Black nerd elf Elfin. He has less than 24 hours to free the elves & save Santa/Xmas before the aliens can use Santa’s magic & tech to take over the Earth. #WhoBetrayedSanta #PosterPit #MG #SF #BIPOC #Q🎅🏿👽
Why I refuse to give up. My son is a very reluctant reader. So I tested him. I had him read my manuscript but said a friend wrote it. So if an 8 yo can read this as a printed manuscript, in March, and feel this, I know I’m onto something. What keeps you going? #amwri̇ti̇ng #amquerying #kidlit
Fun fact about me. When I finish a manuscript I print it out and I put it in a Trapper Keeper and that’s where I reread and do my notes at. #amwri̇ti̇ng #amquerying #writingcommunity #kidlit
Even though I have a home office my job could be really stressful. And depressing. Not good creative energy. So I did this little setup in my bedroom. And since I write a lot of superhero type stuff I have an Apple playlist of various superhero themes/songs playing in the background. #RevPitWaiting